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Thursday, April 4, 2013

Windows 8 - Manage your Web or Windows Credentials

Have you tried to access a network share with a password that no longer works?Have you ever been blocked because a password is not working anymore?

It's probably because you have an old password stored on your cache.
In Windows 8, you have an easy way to remove or update your cached passwords.



Here is how to proceed:

> Control Panel
> User Accounts and Family Safety
> Credential Manager


You have now access to your credentials stored on your PC













You can now Update the password using "Edit" option














or delete the cached credential  using "Remove" option




















Once you are ok with your stored credentials, 
you have the possibility to initiate a Back up 
or  Restore previously backuped credentials



Proceed then with Backup if you feel like it:














> Click on Backup Credentials, Browse and give a name to your file
 (Choose a safe place to store your File (on USB Key, External HDD or Network Share)
> Save
> Next
> Ctrl-Alt-Del
> Set a password to the file your are generating and confirm it
> Next
> Finish



How to Proceed with Restore Credential option:

> Click Restore Credential
> Browse your File, Open
> Next
> Ctrl-Alt-Del
> Enter the password you previously defined in the file you have   generated earlier
> Finish
 

For your cached Web Credentials, the only 2 things you can do are:

> Check your stored password using "Show" option
> and/or Remove your web credential



Now, You know how to deal with stored password any you will not be blocked anymore!

That's all !


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